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i think if you truly hate doing something, it can almost never become a habit, unless you can somehow shove tiny things you really love into it to dilute your hatred for said thing. for instance, i love the act of going outside to buy a cup of coffee. little prep rituals like that can help.

but the main question is: if you truly hate something, why are you trying to make it a habit in the first place? listen to your mind/body. i HATE working out, specifically i despise HIIT workouts like those one hour classes of nonstop go go go go go. but turns out that i love strength training (i.e lifting weights). both sort of get the job done in terms of getting your body into healthier shape, so i just choose what actually brings me more joy. no need to force yourself to go through miserable situations just because society and everyone else says "you have to do this to be smart, or fit, or more productive, etc"



I will second this with my own "I hate working out" example.

In my case, I've figured out that what I actually "hate" about working out is the fact that I'm doing physical activity that seems to have no immediate purpose. I've often said you probably won't catch me running, unless I'm actually running away from something.

I didn't actively seek to accomplish this, but getting a dog is what's lead me to start enjoying a moderate amount of physical activity. She needs to go outside every day, rain or shine, about 3 times a day, and, ideally, needs some time to literally just run around. Walks take up the first need, and trips to the park take up the second. And, when I'm at the park, you can bet you'll see me running around with her, loving every minute of it. :-)


Sure if we are talking about doing the dishes or organizing my desk or whatever.

But I like running, yet do it infrequently. Those 30-60 minute HIIT workouts? A blast. My gym offers a 30 minute one every weekday during lunch and is a 5 minute walk from work.

There's a 3rd category of things I don't particularly like doing (but don't hate) and I'm always happy to have done them afterwards. Journaling would be one example. I'm actually worse at these than the necessary things that I hate (the sink eventually gets full of dishes, preventing me from avoiding it).




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